Maelie was there again, at that unfamiliar place that feels like home. 
Home 
That word always sounded weird, coming from a girl with no true family. She had the girls, yes, but their gone forever and soon she would be too. But what about her mum? with her honey brown hair and eyes like emeralds, were they full of tears for the daughter she's about to lose? and dad? with his booming laugh and hands that were always there to steady her...

She was alone.
With only her thoughts to keep her company. And the forest. But the forest isn’t any better than being alone. If you stand still and listen, you will hear the woods calling, whispering. Don't listen, don't answer.
The only thing pushing Ceridwen away from her home, away from her kingdom and everything she loves, was the story her mother told her, when her life wasn't at the end of a sword. 
“Once upon a time, in a...